/rɪˈkɔːl/
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Translation
To remember something from the past, or to order something to be sent back.
Word origin
Made in English from re-, meaning back, plus call, on the pattern of Latin revocare, to call back.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- re- + call
- English cognates
- call
Grammar
Verb typeregular (recall, recalls, recalled)
Examples
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Here recall means bring back into your memory.
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Recall is a slightly formal word for remember.
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Here recall means ask for a product to be sent back.
Used in
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